Paraguay/France – France player ratings in the press: attack struggled | OneFootball

As part of the 2026 World Cup Round of 16, the French national team was at Philadelphia Stadium this Saturday to face Paraguay and narrowly won 0-1 (Paraguay/France video highlights). A match involving 5 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. Here are the Les Bleus ratings in the press.

Le Parisien:

Mbappé (6)

Barcola (3.5) – Olise (4) – Dembélé (4.5)

Rabiot (5) – Koné (5.5)

Digne (6) – Saliba (6.5) – Upamecano (7) – Koundé (5.5)

Maignan (6)

L’Equipe:

Mbappé (5)

Barcola (3) – Olise (4) – Dembélé (4)

Rabiot (5) – Koné (5)

Digne (6) – Saliba (7) – Upamecano (6) – Koundé (5)

Maignan (6)

These ratings are fairly logical for a Les Bleus side that dominated but really struggled to create chances. Nothing surprising given Paraguay’s tactics, built on defending and aggression. It made for a rather difficult match to watch. We would have liked a bit more “magic” from France’s attacking players, even if the obstacle was a major one. In fact, the moment of brilliance came from Doué, with a fine dribbling sequence that won the penalty.

At least the defense was composed. Conceding a goal would have been disastrous, so they needed to keep as much calm as possible in their play.

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